URIteacherknowledge - EDC 430 F13 WK 01 Agenda

Agenda for Class 01:Monday, September 8, 2014

Introductions
- Course
- Course Website: URITeacherknowledge (www.uriteacherknowledge.wikispaces.com)
Introduce yourself to your classmates
- What are the characteristics of a good science teacher?
- What is important to you?
- Building a conceptual wall
- Investigating walls together
Install Evernote and the Evernote Webclipper
- Create a Notebook for EDC 430
- Download the assigned chapters from Trowbridge into your Evernote notebook.
- Download the other readings listed in the syllabus into your Evernote notebook.

Reading
- Trowbridge Chapters 2 & 3. Link to Chapter 2 Link to Chapter 3
- Esquith, Chapters 1 and 2. <== I will post this for next week reading; Sorry for delay. - fogleman Sep 14, 2014
Research
- Explore the Edutopia website. Use the Evernote webclipper to clip 5 articles that illustrate the kind of teacher you would like to be.
Writing
- Complete questionnaire at this link.
- Describe a previous teacher or experience that pointed you to becoming a science teacher on our "Teaching Inspirations" page.
- Begin a Student Teaching Journal
  - In your journal:
    - Choose a topic you are likely to teach. Write down four questions that you could have students discuss as an opening activity. Be prepared to discuss these in class next week.
Before next week:
- Clean up your online identities
- Send Dr. F proof that you have taken your Praxis II tests at least once. (Content and PLT)
- Get your Background Check

EDC 430 F13 WK 01 Agenda - 2014-09-08